Head-to-Head
Israel vs Iran
Side-by-side military and economic comparison. Blue is Israel, red is Iran. Every figure links back to its full world ranking.
🇮🇱 Israel
MIL. STRENGTH #15
VS
🇮🇷 Iran
MIL. STRENGTH #16
9.8M
88M
👥 Population
$530B
$400B
📈 GDP (Nominal)
$34B
$20B
💰 Defense Budget
170k
610k
🪖 Active Personnel
📈 Israel's economy is 1.3× larger
💰 Israel's defense budget is 1.7× larger
🪖 Iran's active force is 3.6× larger
✈️ Near-parity in air fleet (1.09×)
👥 Iran's population is 9.0× larger
IsraelIran
Fleet Modernity — Quality, Not Just Count
MODERN
✈️ Air Fleet
MIXED
MODERN
🛡️ Armor Fleet
MIXED
LIKELY MODERN
⚓ Naval Fleet
LIKELY AGING
LEADING
🛰️ Drones / UAV
ADVANCED
Tiers weight fleet generation and era, not raw counts — a smaller modern fleet often outmatches a larger obsolete one on paper.
Manpower
★ Iran
Financials
★ Israel
Airpower
★ Israel
Land Power
★ Iran
Naval Power
★ Iran
Strategic
★ Israel
Manpower
Financials
Airpower
Land Power
Naval Power
0
🛳️ Aircraft Carriers
0
Strategic
Category winners count metric-by-metric leads only; "n/a" values count as zero, so data gaps can skew a category. Cross-check before citing.